New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, currently on a two-day visit to Japan, will attend the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit in Tokyo on Friday, where the two Prime Ministers will review the entire spectrum of bilateral ties and discuss ways to take forward the next phase of the Special Strategic and Global Partnership.PM Modi made several visits to the island nation, as Gujarat Chief Minister, during which he discovered the huge potential of bullet trains on the nation’s econo…

Bengaluru, Aug 29 (IANS) Referring to Siddaramaiah’s comments that he was defeated by fraud in the 1991 Parliamentary election, the Karnataka BJP attacked Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, stating that his remarks on vote theft are like a ghost preaching the Bhagavad Gita, and demanded action against the Karnataka Chief Minister.The LoP in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka, referring to the statement of CM Siddaramaiah over his defeat in the 1991 Lok Sabha election a…

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Top BJP leaders have come down heavily on the Congress and RJD after a video, allegedly showing abusive language by party supporters and workers directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar, surfaced online.Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai condemned the language used and said, “The mother who gave this country a guardian, who eliminated corruption from politics and governance, is being insulted. In Indian cultu…

Patna, Aug 29 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday strongly condemned the indecent remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother, Heeraben Modi, during the Voter Adhikar Yatra in Darbhanga.In a morning tweet, CM Nitish Kumar said, “The kind of indecent language used against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother from the platform of Congress and RJD during the Voter Rights Yatra in Darbhanga is extremely indecent and I condemn it.”The controver…

Lucknow, Aug 29 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Friday condemned the use of indecent and undignified language against people holding high offices, warning that such practices were tarnishing the image of the country’s institutions and corroding democratic values.In a post on X, the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said, “The efforts are being made to malign the image of high government and non-government institutions, and especially people holding high positions in po…

Kolkata, Aug 29 (IANS) The Bankshal Court in Kolkata has issued a notice to the father of the R.G. Kar victim to appear before it on September 11 in connection with the defamation case lodged against him by Trinamool Congress state General Secretary Kunal Ghosh.Using his X handle, the Trinamool spokesperson on Friday informed that he intends to file another case against the late doctor’s father for his false and derogatory statements against him.”I have filed a case and my lawyer Ayan Chakrabort…

Tokyo, Aug 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday drew up a vision of Japan’s technological excellence and India’s vast scale coming together to form a perfect partnership for the future that would shape the Asian century for stability, growth and prosperity. Addressing the India-Japan Economic Forum, PM Modi highlighted that Japanese companies had already invested over $40 billion in India and the collaboration in the auto sector was a shining example of the success in the manufacturi…

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 29 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and CWC member Ramesh Chennithala on Friday levelled serious allegations against the Pinarayi Vijayan government over the award and extension of the Kaniv 108 Ambulance Service contract to GVK EMRI (now EMRI Green Health Services).He alleged that despite being debarred in Karnataka and terminated in Meghalaya for irregularities, the company was allowed to participate in Kerala’s tender process without scrutiny of records.According to doc…

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a key accused in the Muzaffarpur AK-47 rifle and ammunition seizure case, marking a major breakthrough in its probe into an arms smuggling racket. The accused, Manjoor Khan alias Babu Bhai, was apprehended for his alleged role in conspiring with others to smuggle sophisticated prohibited bore weapons, including AK-47 assault rifles, from Nagaland into Bihar.According to NIA officials, Khan was a close aide of the prime…

Hyderabad, Aug 29 (IANS) Movement of trains was disrupted for a third consecutive day on Friday between Hyderabad and Nizamabad due to damage to tracks following heavy rain and floods. South Central Railway (SCR) cancelled, partially cancelled or diverted some trains due to water overflowing on tracks in the Bhiknur – Talmadla section and the Akanpet – Medak section of Hyderabad Division.Kacheguda – Narkhed (Train number 17641), Kacheguda – Purna (77605), Narkher – Kacheguda (17642) and Bodh…